Scoring seven times in the first three frames, the Reds finished with 13 hits and turned back the Padres, 9-2. Cincinnati put the game away in the third with a four-run flurry ignited by solo homers by Dan Driessen and Cesar Geronimo.

Pete Rose later singled home another run and a fourth came on a bases-loaded wild pitch. Johnny Bench was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the fifth to force in the eighth Cincinnati run, then drove home Rose, who had singled, with a seventh-inning double. [The Sporting News]
Cincinnati Reds 9, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Monday, September 16, 1974 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Reds         3  0  4    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   9 13  0
Padres       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   1   3   1     1   0   .285      Tolan rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .275
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Morgan 2b             2   1   1   0     3   0   .297      Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
  Chaney 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Grubb cf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .297
  Armbrister ph,lf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCovey 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .252
Bench c               3   1   1   2     1   0   .275      Winfield lf,rf        4   1   1   0     0   1   .266
  King c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Thomas 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .270      Cannizzaro c          2   0   0   1     0   0   .174
Driessen 3b           3   2   2   1     1   0   .287        Kendall ph,c        2   0   2   0     0   0   .234
  Knight 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hernandez ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Geronimo cf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .300      Spillner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .026
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   2     1   1   .275        Gerhardt p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Griffey rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .207        Turner ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .273
  Foster ph,rf        4   1   2   0     0   1   .263        Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .087
Kirby p               4   1   1   0     0   3   .091        Locklear ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
  Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Kennedy 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hilton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .240
                                                            Scott lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   9  13   8     8   7             Totals               34   2   8   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  5,467
Left on Base: Reds 11, Padres 7
DP: Reds 1, Padres 2
Doubles: Driessen (22), Rose (41), Bench (35), Winfield (16), Grubb (19), McCovey (16)
Home Runs: Driessen (7), Geronimo (7)
GIDP: Perez (15), Knight (1), McCovey (8)
Hit by Pitch: Bench (3,by Palmer), Geronimo (2,by Laxton)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby W(10-8)           8     7   2   2   2   5   0  32   3.38
Eastwick                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   5   0  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner L(7-11)        2.1   5   6   6   5   2   2  16   4.06
Gerhardt                0.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   5   8.16
Palmer                  2     3   1   1   1   2   0  10   5.67
Laxton                  1.1   3   1   1   1   1   0   9   3.59
Hardy                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.75
Tomlin                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.65
Totals                  9    13   9   9   8   7   2  47

Hit by Pitch: Palmer (7), Laxton (3)
Wild Pitches: Kirby 2 (15), Gerhardt (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Tom Gorman


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan singled
to right; Bench walked [Morgan to second]; Perez flied out to
right; Driessen walked [Morgan to third, Bench to second];
Geronimo singled to right [Morgan scored, Bench to third,
Driessen to second]; Concepcion singled to center [Bench scored,
Driessen scored, Geronimo to third, Concepcion out at second
(center to second)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Tolan struck out; Beckert singled; Grubb made an out
to shortstop; McCovey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

REDS 2ND: Griffey struck out; Kirby struck out; Rose walked;
Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Bench flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield doubled; Thomas grounded out (second to
first) [Winfield to third]; Cannizzaro grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Winfield scored]; Hernandez flied out to right; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

REDS 3RD: Perez grounded out (second to first); Driessen
homered; Geronimo homered; Concepcion walked; GERHARDT REPLACED
SPILLNER (PITCHING); FOSTER BATTED FOR GRIFFEY; Foster struck
out; Kirby singled to left [Concepcion to second]; Rose singled
[Concepcion scored, Kirby to second]; Morgan walked [Kirby to
third, Rose to second]; Gerhardt threw a wild pitch [Kirby
scored, Rose to third, Morgan to second]; Bench grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TURNER BATTED
FOR GERHARDT; Turner singled to left; Kirby threw a wild pitch
[Turner to second]; Tolan struck out; Beckert flied out to
center; Grubb doubled to right [Turner scored]; McCovey walked;
Winfield popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 2.

REDS 4TH: PALMER REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Perez struck out;
Driessen doubled; Geronimo flied out to center; Concepcion lined
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Thomas flied out to left; Cannizzaro grounded out
(third to first); Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 2.

REDS 5TH: Foster singled; Kirby struck out; Rose doubled to
right [Foster to third]; Morgan was walked intentionally; Bench
was hit by a pitch [Foster scored, Rose to third, Morgan to
second]; Perez grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher
to first) [Rose out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8,
Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR PALMER; Locklear popped to first
in foul territory; Tolan lined to second; Beckert grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Padres 2.

REDS 6TH: LAXTON REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); Driessen flied
out to center; Geronimo was hit by a pitch; Concepcion popped to
shortstop; Foster singled to right [Geronimo to third]; Kirby
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Padres
2.

PADRES 6TH: KNIGHT REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Grubb walked;
McCovey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Grubb out at second]; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Padres 2.

REDS 7TH: Rose singled; Morgan popped to second; Bench doubled
to left [Rose scored]; Perez was walked intentionally; HARDY
REPLACED LAXTON (PITCHING); Knight grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 9, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: CHANEY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); On a bunt
Thomas singled; KENDALL BATTED FOR CANNIZZARO; Kendall singled
to pitcher [Thomas to second]; Kirby threw a wild pitch [Thomas
to third, Kendall to second]; Hernandez flied out to right;
HILTON BATTED FOR HARDY; Hilton struck out; Tolan flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 9, Padres 2.

REDS 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); WINFIELD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); KENDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C );
SCOTT REPLACED HILTON (PLAYING LF); Geronimo grounded out
(second to first); Concepcion struck out; Foster popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb
lined to center; McCovey doubled; Winfield grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Padres 2.

REDS 9TH: FREED BATTED FOR KIRBY; Freed grounded out (third to
first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); ARMBRISTER
BATTED FOR CHANEY; Armbrister grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); ARMBRISTER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KING REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); KENNEDY
REPLACED FREED (PLAYING 2B); Thomas flied out to center; Kendall
singled to left; Hernandez flied out to right; Scott forced
Kendall (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9,
Padres 2.
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